Oral corticosteroid therapy for patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis

CM Callahan, RS Dittus, BP Katz - Annals of internal medicine, 1991 - acpjournals.org
Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of oral corticosteroid therapy in patients with stable
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Data Identification: An English-language literature …

Quadriceps weakness and osteoarthritis of the knee

C Slemenda, KD Brandt, DK Heilman… - Annals of internal …, 1997 - acpjournals.org
Background: The quadriceps weakness commonly associated with osteoarthritis of the knee
is widely believed to result from disuse atrophy secondary to pain in the involved joint …

Reduced quadriceps strength relative to body weight: a risk factor for knee osteoarthritis in women?

C Slemenda, DK Heilman, KD Brandt… - … : Official Journal of …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine whether baseline lower extremity muscle weakness is a risk factor
for incident radiographic osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. Methods This prospective study …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of an antiinflammatory dose of ibuprofen, an analgesic dose of ibuprofen, and acetaminophen in the treatment of patients with osteoarthritis of the …

JD Bradley, KD Brandt, BP Katz… - … England Journal of …, 1991 - Mass Medical Soc
Background. The optimal short-term, symptomatic therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee has
not been fully determined. Accordingly, we compared the efficacy of a nonsteroidal …

Repeated Chlamydia trachomatis Genital Infections in Adolescent Women

BE Batteiger, W Tu, S Ofner… - The Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Repeated Chlamydia trachomatis infections are common among
young sexually active women. The relative frequency of reinfection and antibiotic treatment …

Effects of doxycycline on progression of osteoarthritis: results of a randomized, placebo‐controlled, double‐blind trial

KD Brandt, SA Mazzuca, BP Katz, KA Lane… - Arthritis & …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To confirm preclinical data suggesting that doxycycline can slow the progression
of osteoarthritis (OA). The primary outcome measure was joint space narrowing (JSN) in the …

Condom use as a function of time in new and established adolescent sexual relationships

JD Fortenberry, W Tu, J Harezlak… - American journal of …, 2002 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. This study sought to describe condom use over time in new and established
adolescent relationships. Methods. The outcome variable was time (in days) until first …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial communities of the coronal sulcus and distal urethra of adolescent males

DE Nelson, Q Dong, B Van Der Pol, E Toh, B Fan… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Lactobacillus-dominated vaginal microbiotas are associated with reproductive health and
STI resistance in women, whereas altered microbiotas are associated with bacterial …

Relationship between arthroscopic evidence of cartilage damage and radiographic evidence of joint space narrowing in early osteoarthritis of the knee

RS Fife, KD Brandt, EM Braunstein… - … : Official Journal of …, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
We examined the relationship between articular cartilage degeneration, as visualized
arthroscopically, and joint space narrowing (JSN) in standing anteroposterior knee …

Effect of long‐term exposure to fluoride in drinking water on risks of bone fractures

Y Li, C Liang, CW Slemenda, R Ji, S Sun… - Journal of Bone and …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Findings on the risk of bone fractures associated with long‐term fluoride exposure from
drinking water have been contradictory. The purpose of this study was to determine the …